The circular DNA bacteria have are called “plasmids”. Fittingly, the bacteria with recombinant DNA are called recombinant bacterium. You can kind of think of the restriction enzymes as one of those fancy scissors that cut in a pattern. If you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you’re wondering about the specifics, there shall be more detail tomorrow!
It reminds me a little bit of that episode from Futurama, where Bender is floating in space and a little colony of lifeforms evolves on him. The bacteria are much less submissive or interesting, unfortunately.
Cue the dramatic exit music! I’m out! I’m having fun with these living fossils. I hope everyone else is as well. Ginkgo’s even have a really long lifespan too. They’re in central China, so I’m doubting Red Barn or anywhere […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They also have a really good sense of smell and eyesight. …On top of the vomiting thing! Oh, and by the way, supposedly the rumor about vultures projectile vomiting may not be true (they may, instead, just outright vomit). I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is zero pressure for me here with the first blog, I realized. I could pick something seemingly super mundane, like mud, and it would still be interesting. For instance, researchers took bacteria from the mud of the lake of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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